1968 Plymouth Road Runner

VIN RM21H8A249065

The original IBM Card Original Purchase Order Form build sheet for the motor (2002) spare keys and the manual for the radio are included in the sale.

VIN & Fender Tag Decoding

VIN Decoding
RM21H8A249065
R = Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite Car Line
M = Medium Price Class (Road Runner)
21 = 2 Door Coupe
H = 383 1-4BBL CID
8 = 1968
A = Lynch Road MI Assembly Plant
249065 = SerialNumber

Fender Tag Decoding:
Row 1
R = Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite Car Line
M = Medium Price Class (Road Runner)
21 = 2 Door Coupe
62 = 383 1-4BBL CID
5 = 727 3-Speed Automatic Torqueflite Transmission
44 = F70 x 14 Redline Steel Wheels
313 = March 13 1968 Scheduled Production Date
276589 = Shipping Order Number
Row 2
2: 535 = Drip Rail Moldings
A: Axle: 404 = 3.23:1 8 3/4" Rear End
TRM: D4B = Deluxe Trim Grade Light Blue Vinyl Split Bench Seat
PNT: EE1 = Dark Blue Metallic Body/Roof Paint Monotone
U: U = Light Blue Upper Door Frame
Row 4
R: Radio: 421 = AM Music Master Radio
Row 6
h: 517 = Fender Mounted Turn Signal Indicators
k: 537 = Right Hand Manual Outside Mirror
m: 536 = Left Hand Remote Outside Mirror

Production Numbers:
1968 Plymouth RoadRunner Total Production: 44598
1968 Plymouth RoadRunner Coupes Production: 29240
1968 Plymouth RoadRunner Coupe 383 1-4BBL: 28138
1968 Plymouth RoadRunner Coupe 383 1-4BBL Automatic: 14431

Mechanics

Numbers Matching 383ci Engine
Casting Number 2468130
Displacement 383 cu.In.
Casting Date 2/1/68
Engine VIN 2A249065 Numbers Matching
727 Automatic Transmission
727 3-speed Automatic
Part Number J2801541K1968 383-4 440 HP B&C-body
Transmission VIN2A249065 Numbers Matching
742 Case Open Rear End with 3.23:1 Gear Ratio
8 " Rear End
Casting Number 2070742
Edelbrock Carb
Brand New Exhaust System
Factory Exhaust Manifolds
Power Steering
Standard Drum Brakes
New Brake Lines
New Flex Lines
New Parking Brake
Electronic Ignition
Chrysler Radiator
New Fuel Lines
Rebuilt Springs
New Bilstein Shocks
New Gas Tank

Body

Beautiful Dark Blue Metallic Paint
Gorgeous Chrome Bumpers
Original Vent Windows
Doors Fit and Operate Properly
Door Lips and Jambs are Clean and Solid
Quarters are Solid and Straight
Trunk Floor is Solid and Clean
Spare Tire Jack and Lug Wrench Included
Undercarriage is Beautifully Painted Body Color
Floorboards are New and Beautiful
Frame is Clean and Nicely Painted
Beautiful Wheels
Redline Tires 14x70 Front and Rear

Interior

Beautiful Blue Interior
Bench Seat
Column Shift
Dash is in Great Shape
Aftermarket Gauges Under the Dash
Aftermarket Radio in the Dash
Beautiful Door Panels
Seatbelts Front and Back
Great Looking Headliner
Dome Light Works
Blue Carpet is in Great Shape
Road Runner Floor Mats

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History

The Plymouth Road Runner was a performance car built by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1968 the first muscle cars were moving away from their roots as relatively cheap fast cars as they gained options. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX designers decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile and sell for less than $3000. Both goals were met and the low-cost muscle car hit the street.

Paying $50000 to Warner Brothers to use the name and likeness of their Road Runner cartoon character (as well as a "beep beep" horn which Plymouth paid $10000 to develop) and using the Chrysler B platform as a base Plymouth set out to build a back-to-basics muscle car. Everything essential to performance and handling was beefed-up and improved; everything nonessential was left out. This stunning 1968 Road Runner spent most of its life in Kentucky. The car was restored about 5 years ago in Bagdad Kentucky. The car is numbers matching without any replacement panels. The only addition made to the car was power steering and an Edelbrock carburetor.